viva voce

Questions about viva voce

What does viva voce mean?

viva voce means "an examination conducted by spoken communication". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for viva voce?

Close synonyms include oral, oral exam, oral examination, viva, by word of mouth. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is viva voce a common word?

viva voce is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.